Mike Tyson: How hard does Iron Mike punch? Opponents reveal all

Mike Tyson is one of boxing‘s hardest hitters.

Many fighters have had to endure Iron Mike’s wrath in the ring, but the question we all want answers to is just how hard does the legend actually punch?

Well, thanks to talkSPORT, here is a collection of what several boxers have had to say on the American and the power behind his punch.

In 1986, Tyson knocked out Jesse Ferguson in six rounds. It was the first time he had been taken so far into a boxing fight. Talking to the Ring Magazine, Ferguson said: “Tyson was unstoppable when we fought. He caught me with a great shot. He hit me with an uppercut that made my eyes water.

“Tyson was strong and fast, but everything was in his favour as we were in his hometown.”

Following that same year, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ fought Marvis Frazier in July. In the early days, Tyson made a massive statement by achieving the quickest win of his fantastic career.

Marvis was knocked out in 30 seconds, and this short comment he made to Boxing News says it all: “I threw a jab, and I don’t remember anything else.”

After claiming the WBC heavyweight belt against Trevor Berbick, Tyson fought Michael Spinks in 1988. Spinks was the only man left disputing Tyson’s reign at the time.

Another relatively quick knockout, Spinks was on the floor in just 91 seconds. He told the Ring Magazine shortly after the fight: “I knew I had a tough fight on my hands and tried to get through it as best I could and I came up short.

“He had good hand speed. That was one of his biggest assets. He had power and hand speed and that was hard to beat.

“He was very strong. I don’t know what made him so strong. Mike Tyson was mots definitely the biggest puncher I ever fought.”

The year 1992 took a significant toll on